Delivering Safely
All dealership sites have many deliveries and collections per day, ranging from; Parts, Cars, Tyres, Hazardous Waste.
There are over 2000 drivers and workers seriously injured in falls from vehicles.
There are around 70 deaths per year consequent of these activities.
It is suspected there may be more accidents and injuries to persons other than drivers and workers, as a consequence of loading and unloading activities carried out on the public highway.
A common factor in delivery/collection accidents is the lack of any agreement between Supplier, Carrier, and Recipient, of the goods.
It is not acceptable to claim ‘lack of agreement’ or ‘overlap’ in responsibilities, as an excuse for not doing more to protect those involved in delivery/collection and other persons who may be affected by those activities – which may include road users and pedestrians.
It is not acceptable for a site operator to try to discharge their legal duties by sending a driver off site to carry out high-risk activities
ACTIONS:
- Complete a Risk Assessment
- Send out safety information.
- Request safety information.
- Agree a safe delivery plan.
- Record what you have done.
- Ensure it is applied.
What the regulations say;
Employers have duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of their employees and others who may be affected by their work activities (includes; Drivers, Customers, Members of the public, Roadusers)
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, where two or more employers share a workplace, even on a temporary basis, they must co-operate with each other to make sure they both comply with their legal duties.
These regulations also require employers to carry out risk assessments of the hazards involved and to identify measures needed to comply with health and safety legislation.
Other regulations that may apply include; LOLER, PUWER.